Transmission mechanism



23, 1940- s. M. FRIEDMAN TRANSMISSION MECHANISM Fild June 1, 1938 INVENTOR hill III

Samuel M fiieaman BY I ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 23, 1940 Samuel M. Friedman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application June 1, 1938, Serial No. 211,120 I 7 Claims. I

This invention relates to transmission mechanisms, particularly of the type adapted for the intermittent transmission of power from a motor to a pulleymember.

Among the numerous known transmission mechanisms is the type having a clutch arrangement the pulley element of which is. rotatably mounted upon a non-revolvable slidablymounted shaft whereby, upon an operative movement of said shaft, the two complementary clutch ele ments are brought into operative engagement: and in devices of this category,'the slidable shaft is commonly actuated'by a member whichis required to perform two functions, one being to effectuate the said slidable movement of the shaft and the other to prevent a rotation thereof,thereby frequently imposing an excessive strain upon the shaft-actuating member. It is primarily within the contemplation of my invention to overcome this shortcoming by relieving the shaft-actuating means of any tortional strain, and confining its work solely to that of efiecting a sliding movement of the said shaft, thereby prolonging the life of the mechanism.

In this aspect of my invention it is -a further object to provide unitary means for both holding said sliding shaft against rotation, and supporting it over a substantial portion of its extent, whereby a simple and sturdy device is presented in which the sliding shaft is maintained in true relation with the stationary portions of the structure.

Another object of my invention is to enable the various stationary and movable parts thereof to be readily adjusted and aligned with respect to each other.

Other objects, features and advantages will appear from the drawing and the description hereinafter given.

In the drawing: 1

Figure 1 is a side view of a form of my invention shown operably connected to a motor, a portion of the device being shown in section.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of another form of my invention similar in every respect to the structure of Figure 1 except for the spring means urging the complementary clutch elements out of engagement, and

Figure 3 is a front view of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing, the motor 5 is suitably mounted upon the base B, the bolt and nut arrangements 1 serving to adjustably secure the motor in place in a conventional manner well known in the art. The drive shaft 8 attached to the motor has fixedly mounted thereover, by means of the screw 9, the driving clutch disc [0,

forming part of the clutch assembly H, the 0perative face of said disc containing the friction lining l2. The drawing illustrates a hub clamp l3 suitably secured to the baseli by means of g the bolts 1 and being in supporting and clamp- 6 ing engagement with the front and rear'hubs of the motor, in conventional manner. The pulley member 14 of the clutch assembly contains the disc I5 adapted for" engagement with the 'lining l2, and the pulley It, the latter being adapted for connection by a belt or similar means to any machine intended to be driven thereby. I

The said pulley member contains an internal hollow hub I! mounted upon aconventional ballbearing assembly l8, the motorside of the hub preferably-containing a'fianged portion I9 in engagement with said ball'bearing as illustrated. The said ball-bearing assembly is suitablymounted upon the reduced portion of a non revolvable slidably mounted shaft 2|, the rear or motor tor-r29 'minal of said shaft containing a head 22 in abut shaft, whereby it is obviously prevented from ro- 130 tating; and the aperture" 23 is correspondingly shaped, so as to prevent arotation of said shaft,-it

being of course understood that other non-circular cross sectional configurations of shaft 2! may be employed withinthescope and intent of this {I 535 invention. I The said support 24 has the vertical portion thereof preferably of channel shaped form, suitably fitting over the upright '21 forming an integral part of the base- 6, the said upright serving to adjust'ably support the vertical-arm 24 in a manner to be now set forth. Extending through the enlarged aperture 28 in support 24 is the bolt 29 which is in threaded engagement with upright 21. Adjusting screws 3! and '3! are in threadedengagement with support 2 4, theterminals 32 and 33 thereof, respectively, being in abutting engagement withthe upright. It is thus obvious that by manipulating the screws 33 and 3 l slight angular adjustmentsof thesupport 24 with respect to the upright 21 can be effected to produce a proper alignment between shafts 2B and 8. Thus, by a clockwise rotation of screw 3i) and a countrclock wise rotation of screw 3!, the sup ort 24 'canbe made to adiustably move slightly in a clockwise PATENT oFr c fg direction around bolt 29 as an axis. The lock nuts 34 and 35 hold the said screws 32 and 33 respectively in fixed relative position with respect to the upright 21 and support 24, and the aperture 28 permits the adjusting movement. It is of course obvious that by properly manipulating bolt 29 the support 24 can be either adjustably moved or entirely removed.

Pivotally attached to the front terminal of shaft 2|, that is to the terminal most remote from the motor, is the bolt 36 the. square head 3? thereof being loosely positioned within the recessed portion 38 of the shaft 2|, the pivotal pin being at 39. Said bolt 36 extends through a slightly enlarged aperture 40 in the terminal portion 4! of lever 42, the bolt 3?: being held in place by the nuts 43 and 44.

The said lever 42 is pivotally mounted at 45 upon the arm 46 of support 24, the rear arm 41 of the lever containing at the extreme terminal thereof the brake 48 operatively engageable with the disc I5 of pulley member |4. Suitably connected to the lever 42 preferably at said arm 41 thereof is the link 48, this in turn being connected to suitable actuating means whereby the link 49 can be pulled upwardly in the direction of the arrow by any conventional means not shown in the drawing but. well known in the art.

By referring to Figure 1 it will be noted that a spring 5!] is mounted upon the boss 25 to support 24, said spring being remote and out of engagement with shaft 2| but in constant engagement with lever 42 to urge it outwardly away from the motor, for purposes to be hereinafter more fully described.

In the operation of this device, the said spring 50 normally urges the lower arm of lever 42 outwardly, as aforesaid, whereby the arm 4'! thereof is pivoted downwardly to bring the brake 48 against disc I5, thereby holding the pulley member l4 against rotation. The same action of spring 50 also causes the terminal portion 4| to bear outwardly against the nuts 43 and 44, thereby causing a corresponding movement of the bolt 36 and the entire slide shaft 2| through the connection of pin 39. This movement will obviously cause the bearing, assembly I8 to move in the same direction, due to the action of head 22 thereagainst; and inasmuch as the hub I1 of pulley member 4 is mounted upon bearing I8,

such a movement will cause the entire pulley member to move to the right and out of engagement with the lining 2 of the drive member ID of the clutch. It is thus apparent that under normal conditions, the spring 5!! is instrumental in keeping the pulley member 14 out of operative engagement with the driving portion |l of the motor, and in holding it against any rotation by the action of brake 48.

When itis desired to cause an operative rotation of pulley member l4 the link 49 is raised,

causing the lever 42 to rotate about the axis 45,

in this manner not only removing'the brake 48 from engagement with disc l5, but also causing the terminal portion 4| of the lever to come into engagement with the adjacent terminal of shaft 2|, and slidably move it inwardly towards the motor. The shaft 2| contains, at its juncture with the reduced portion 20' thereof, the shoulder 5| inabutment with the bearing l8, so that upon an, inward operative movement of said shaft 2|,

the bearing assembly I8 together with the entire pulley member M will be correspondingly moved inwardly until the disc I5 is in operative engagement with the lining I2. At this point, the rotary movement of driving disc 20, through the action of motor 5, is transmitted to the pulley member |4 whereby it can smoothly rotate upon bearing l8 to transmit its power to any mechanism operatively connected therewith. When said up- 5 ward pull at link 49 is released, the parts will be instantaneously brought back into their normal inoperative positions due to the action of spring 50, the brake 48 serving to instantly stop any rotation of pulley member |4 that may be due to 10 its fly-wheel action.

Inasmuch as the terminal 4| of lever 42 takes a slight arcuate path during its operative movement, a correspondingly slight movement of bolt 36 with respect thereto and to the shaft 2| will 15 take place,'this movement being freely permitted due to the enlarged apertures 38 and 40 and the pivotal connection 39.

It will be further observed that the terminal 4| of lever 42 serves but a single purpose, namely 20 that of moving the shaft 2| inwardly and outwardly,--and being entirely free from any torsional strain or additional burden. The shaft 2| is held against rotation entirely independentlyof the action of terminal 4|, inasmuch as its plane surfaces such as 26 permit only a slidable longitudinal movement thereof.

It is of prime importance in a device of this nature that the shaft 2| be securely maintained in proper predetermined position, so as to enable the contacting surfaces of disc I 5 and lining |2 to be absolutely parallel to each other. In order to accomplish this objective, I have provided the support 24 with the extended hub, 25 as aforesaid, 4

mounted and supported solely upon the boss 25 and the boss 52 of the said terminal 4| of lever 42.

To effectively In Figure 2 is shown an arrangement identical in every respect with that shown in Figure 1,1

a new lever 53, however, being substituted in place of the lever 42. This lever differs from the lever of Figure 1 in that the terminal thereof ad jacent the brake 48 contains an extension 54 thereon, the spring 55 being suitably attachedflg thereto, and anchored upon a bolt 56 secured to the mount 51 of the hub clamp I3. In this manner it is apparent that the spring 55 constantly urges the brake 48 into engagement with the pulley member I4, at the same time keeping the pulley member out of engagement with the driving disc ID of the clutch. The arrangement is such as not only to keep the spring 55 completely remote and out of any possible engagement with shaft 2|, but also to enable the tension in spring g '55 to be regulated by an operative manipulation Of bolt 56.

It is of course understood that the various embodiments above described and shown in the drawing are illustrative of my invention and lnot tfi employed by way of limitation, inasmuch. as numerous changes and modifications Lmay be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of this invenh tion.

What I claim is:

1. In a transmission mechanism, a drive shaft, a clutch assembly containing a driving plate and a pulley member, a support,.a slidable shaftslidably mounted within said support and in operative 76 withfbrake means engageable with the pulley member, s engageable with and pivotally connected to th adjacent terminal of said slidable shaft, and

spring means remote from saidjsli'dable shaft and in constant engagement with said lever, whereby the said brake on the lever is normally inengagement with the pulley member and the opposite terminal of the lever normally holds, through its said pivotal connection, the slidable shaft and the pulley member thereon in their inoperative posi tions; the support containing a boss portion and a hole in axial alignment with said drive shaft and adapted to slidably accommodate said slidable shaft, the spring means comprising ahelical spring mounted over said boss and in abutment with said lever.

2. In a transmission mechanism, av drive shaft, a clutch assembly containing a driving plate and a pulley member, a support, a slidable shaft slidably mounted within said support and inoperative engagement therewith for substantially its entire length, means associated with said support for holding said slidable shaft against rotation, said plate being affixed to said drive shaft and said pulley member being rotatably mounted upon'said slidable shaft, a lever pivotally mounted upon said support and having one terminal thereof provided with brake means engageable with the pulley member, the other terminal of the lever being engageable with and pivotally connected to the adjacent terminal of said slidable shaft, and spring means remote from saidslidable shaft and in constant engagement with said lever, whereby the said brake on the lever is normally in engagement with the pulley member and the opposite terminal of the lever normally holds, through its said pivotal connection,'the slidable shaft and the pulley member thereon in their inoperative positions; the support containing a boss portion and a hole in axial alignment with said drive shaft and adapted to slidably accommodate said slidable shaft, the terminal of the lever adjacent the slidable shaft having a boss extending towards said first-mentioned boss, the said spring means comprising a helical spring mounted over both of said bosses.

3. In a transmission mechanism, a drive shaft, a clutch assembly containing a driving plate and a pulley member, a support, a slidable shaftslidably mounted within said support and in operative engagement therewith for substantially its entire length, means associated with said support for holding said slidable shaft against rotation, said plate being afiixed to said drive shaft and said pulley member being rotatably mounted upon said slidable shaft, a lever pivotally mounted upon said support and having one terminal thereof provided with brake means engageable with the pulley member, the other terminal of the lever being engageable with and pivotally connected to the adjacent terminal of said slidable shaft, and spring means remote from said slidable shaft and in constant engagement with said lever, whereby the said brake on the lever is normally in engagement with the pulley member and the opposite terminal of the lever normally holds, through its said pivotal connection, the slidable the other terminal ,of the lever being 3 shaft and the pulley member thereon in their inoperative positions; the slidable shaft being of non-circular cross-section, the :support containing a hole of cross-sectional configuration corresponding to that of said slidable shaft tohold said latter shaft against rotation and permit slidable movement thereof, said hole beingin substantia axial alignment with said drive shaft.

' 4; In a transmission mechanism, a drive shaft, a

clutch assembly containing a driving plate and'a' pulley member, aisupport, aslidable shaft slidably mounted withinsaid support and in operative engagement therewith for substantially its entire length, means associated with said support for holding said slidable shaft aainst' rotation,

said plate being afiixed to said drive shaft and said 1 pulley member being rotatably mounted'upon said slidable shaft, a lever pivotally mounted .upon said support and having one terminal thereof provided with brake meansengageable with the pulley member, the other terminal of the lever being engageable with and pivotally connected to the adjacent terminal of said slidable shaft, and spring means remote from said slidable shaft and in constant engagement with said lever, whereby the said brake on the lever is normally in engagement with. the pulley member and the opposite terminal of the lever normally holds, through its said pivotal connection, the slidable shaft and the pulley member thereon in their inoperative positions; the slidable shaft being of square crosssection, the support containing a hole of square; cross-sectional configuration corresponding to that of said slidable shaft to hold said latter shaft against rotation and permit slidable movement thereof, said hole being in substantial axial v alignment with said drive shaft.

5. In a transmission mechanism, a drive shaft, a clutch assembly containing a driving plate and a pulley member, a support, a slidable shaft slidably mounted within said support and in operative engagement therewith for substantially its entire length, means associated with said support for holding'said slidable shaft against rotation, said plate being afiixed to said drive shaft and said pulley member being rotatably mounted upon said slidable shaft, a lever pivotally mounted upon said support and having one terminal thereof provided with brake means engageable with the pulley member, the other terminal of the lever being engageable with and pivotally connected to the adjacent terminal of said slidable shaft, and

C spring means remote from said slidable shaft and in constant engagement with said lever, whereby the said brake on the lever is normally in engagement with the pulley member and the opposite terminal of the lever normally holds, through its said pivotal connection, the'slidable shaft and the pulley member thereon in their inoperative positions; further provided with a motor mounting containing an upright thereon, the said support being slidably engageable therewith for vertical adjustment, bolt means securing said support to said upright, and an upper and a lower screw in threaded engagement with said support andabuttable with said upright for varying the angular disposition of said support with respect to the upright. v

6. In a transmission mechanism, a drive shaft,

a clutch assembly containing a driving plate and a pulley member, a support, a slidable shaft slidlever i tel ounted u on.- aid u o ed having one terminal thereof provided with brake means engageable with the pulley member, the other terminal of the lever being engageablewith and pivotally connected to the adjacent terminal of said slidable shaft, means independent of the lever for holding said slidable shaft against rotation, said pivotal connection comprising a recessed portion in the terminal of the slidable shaft, a bolt having a head portion loosely contained within and pivotally attached to said recessed portion, the adjacent terminal of the lever containing an enlarged aperture through which the shank of said bolt loosely extends, and nut means holding said. bolt operatively engageable with said lever, the lever normally being out of engagement with the slidable shaft and operatively bu bl tn wi n to c e an p fii esliditlg movement thereof, and spring means in" operative engagement with the lever to normally hold-the brake thereon in engagement with the pulley member and the opposite terminal of the levefrin its inoperative position.

7. In a transmission mechanism,'the combine tion according to claim 6, the rotatable mounting for the pulley comprising a ball-bearing assembly operatively supported upon said slidable shaft,

shaft being of reduced proportions providing front and rear abutments in engagement with the bearing assembly Wherebyit is operatively movable With said slidable shaft.

the bearing supporting portion of said latter SAMUEL 'F IED nN. 

